Did Sherrod Sherrod sue Breitbart?

In 2011, Sherrod filed suit against Breitbart and co-defendant Larry O’Connor for defamation. In 2015, following lengthy pretrial proceedings, and efforts by Breitbart to have the suit dismissed which were rejected, the parties settled the suit on undisclosed terms.

Did Breitbart deceptively edit a video to get Shirley Sherrod fired?

The myth is that Breitbart, together with Larry O’Connor, deceptively edited a video in 2010 of then USDA employee Shirley Sherrod leading to her precipitous firing by then Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

When did Shirley Sherrod know about Andrew Breitbart’s big government videos?

When Shirley Sherrod addressed the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund on August 21, 2010, she said she had been aware of the videos on July 14, 2010, five days before they were posted on Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com website.

Did Andrew Breitbart defend himself against Sherrod tape smears?

…. Andrew Breitbart is not around to defend himself against the Sherrod tape smears. But at least I can keep calling out lazy, ignorant and malicious reporters who either don’t fact check or fact check and lie. But the claim has resurfaced again.